Ronald Davis
American · 1937–2025 · Painter, Printmaker
Ronald Davis was an American painter whose work was associated with geometric abstraction, abstract illusionism, lyrical abstraction, hard-edge painting, shaped canvas… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Three Corners Slab (from Small Slab Series)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $46,875≈ £36,052≈ €41,954Sign up to see
Hexagon Frame (from Snapline I Series)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $37,500≈ £27,669≈ €33,063Sign up to see
CuffsBonhams · $35,840≈ £26,784≈ €32,017Sign up to see
Ronald Davis’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
6 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 28 | 24 | 86% | $9.5kSign up | $5kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $10.8kSign up | $10.8kSign up | $10.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 25 | 21 | 84% | $10.1kSign up | $5.7kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 9 | 7 | 78% | $3.1kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 3 | 75% | $1.2kSign up | $1kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.5kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.6kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 21 | 19 | 90% | $914Sign up | $600Sign up | $5kSign up |
| Etching | 3 | 2 | 67% | $753Sign up | $753Sign up | $813Sign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $128Sign up | $128Sign up | $128Sign up |
| Lithograph | 13 | 13 | 100% | $771Sign up | $600Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 1 | 50% | $384Sign up | $384Sign up | $384Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $328Sign up | $328Sign up | $328Sign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Sculpture | 13 | 13 | 100% | $22.6kSign up | $25kSign up | $46.9kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $14.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | $4kSign up |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | $3kSign up |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | $7kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $46.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $5kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | $7kSign up |
| 2015 | 10 | 7 | $1kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $919Sign up |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $8.4kSign up |